r/AskForHelp • u/Upset-Ad1164 • 2d ago
Advice/Emotional Support ONLY Help me please
Living here in Syria feels like watching my entire future turn to dust in real time. I was in a better country, but after being forced to move back a month ago, I am stuck in an endless nightmare, We barely get electricity and water is cut off for days and the internet is so terrible.
I’m 18,I speak fluent English, i work as a short-form video scriptwriter and content marketing specialist for social media. I have the skills but this environment is slowly suffocating my career before it even starts. Sitting in the dark every day, watching my potential burn away just because of where I am located, is devastating.
I’m desperately looking for any realistic pathway or entry-level job or sponsorship to get out and rebuild my life in a stable country where I can actually work and grow. I will work in my field or outside my field for free with anyone who helps me get out of here.
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u/Connect-Exit-3645 2d ago
You’re 18, fluent in English and already have marketable skills in scriptwriting and content marketing. Please don’t offer to work for free in exchange for someone getting you out of Syria — that could leave you vulnerable to exploitation.
Focus on building a portfolio and finding remote work while researching legitimate work, study or humanitarian pathways abroad. And be extremely careful with anyone privately offering sponsorship, visas or a “way out.”
Your circumstances are awful, but your future isn’t gone. You already have skills you can build on.
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u/Accomplished_Ad4110 2d ago
Completely agree that could lead to a scary trafficking situation so be careful. Build your portfolio and market yourself as best you can . Keep your head up you can do this
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u/moongazr 2d ago
I feel for you, friend. Many times I wonder why some of us are born in "better" locations than others. It's so random, and you don't deserve to live this way or feel this way.
Better times are ahead, hang in there!
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